Hispanics urged to learn all they can

Hispanics urged to learn all they can

YOUNGSTOWN — Hispanics have made great strides when it comes to graduating from high school, but more needs to be done to help reverse a 45-percent dropout rate among Ohio’s Hispanic students.

That was a key message Henry Guzman brought up in a lecture tonight in the Chestnut Room of Youngstown State University’s Kilcawley Center.

“Hispanics must take every opportunity to educate themselves so we can develop more leaders for our community — leaders who intimately understand our heritage and who will work every day to help us overcome the challenges that face our community,” said Guzman, director of the Ohio Department of Public Safety and formerly of Youngstown.

Guzman’s lecture “Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way,” focused on gains made by the Hispanic community and challenges they face.

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